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#44CEEB

#44ceeb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#44ceeb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 80.78% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.06% cyan, 12.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 190.42°, with 80.68% saturation and 59.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.57.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5137

Complementary

  1. #44ceeb
  2. #eb6144

Split complementary

  1. #44ceeb
  2. #eb447a
  3. #ebb544

Analogous

  1. #44ebb5
  2. #44ceeb
  3. #447aeb

Triadic

  1. #44ceeb
  2. #eb44ce
  3. #ceeb44

Tetradic

  1. #44ceeb
  2. #6144eb
  3. #eb6144
  4. #ceeb44

Square

  1. #44ceeb
  2. #b544eb
  3. #eb6144
  4. #7aeb44

Monochromatic

  1. #0e7288
  2. #16adcd
  3. #44ceeb
  4. #89e0f2
  5. #cef2fa

Shades

#44ceeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #44ceeb
  2. #3db9d4
  3. #36a5bc
  4. #3090a5
  5. #297c8d
  6. #226776
  7. #1b525e
  8. #143e47
  9. #0e292f
  10. #071518
  11. #000000

Tints

#44ceeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #44ceeb
  2. #57d3ed
  3. #69d8ef
  4. #7cddf1
  5. #8fe2f3
  6. #a2e7f5
  7. #b4ebf7
  8. #c7f0f9
  9. #daf5fb
  10. #ecfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#44ceeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #44ceeb
  2. #4ac6e0
  3. #50bed6
  4. #56b7cb
  5. #5cafc0
  6. #62a7b6
  7. #689fab
  8. #6e97a0
  9. #749095
  10. #7a888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cc4d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bac7ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2b6eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d9d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98caec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87c0eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d5df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-44ceeb {
  color: #44ceeb;
}
Background
.bg-44ceeb {
  background-color: #44ceeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-44ceeb {
  border: 2px solid #44ceeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #44ceeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 206 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-44ceeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #44ceeb, #447aeb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-44ceeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 206 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.57 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.48 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.46 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.66 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.68 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.93 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.70 #bb3114 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#44ceeb  rgb(68, 206, 235)  hsl(190, 81%, 59%)  Sky Blue
#eb6144  rgb(235, 97, 68)  hsl(10, 81%, 59%)  Tomato
#eb44ce  rgb(235, 68, 206)  hsl(310, 81%, 59%)  Shocking Pink
#ceeb44  rgb(206, 235, 68)  hsl(70, 81%, 59%)  Pear